HARTFORD, Conn. -- Senior co-captain Colin West of the
Harvard men's squash team capped a 16-1 season by going 5-0 at the
College Squash Association Individual Championships, as won the
individual national title and took home the Pool Cup.

West, a co-captain of the Crimson, swept the "A" Division national
final against Princeton's Todd Harrity, winning in consecutive
games. West took the first game, 11-9, before claiming game two in
overtime, 13-11. West then clinched the national crown with an 11-1
showing in game three.

Harvard has now claimed the Pool Cup 33 times in program
history, with Siddharthe Suchde '07 being the most recent recipient
in 2007. West enjoyed an 11-1 record at the top position in
dual matches during his senior season and owned a 50-9 overall mark
during his four years with the Crimson. For his effort this
weekend, West will also earn his third nod to the All-America team
and his fourth selection to the All-Ivy League team.

In addition, West was also named the recipient of the Skillman
Award. The Skillman Award is given annually to a senior
men’s squash player who has demonstrated outstanding
sportsmanship during his entire college career. This award is named
for John Skillman, who coached at Yale University for forty-one
years. West is the fifth Harvard player to win the award
since the trophy was first presented in 1984.

Freshman Jason Michas played for the "B" Division final, as he
played for the Molloy Cup against Christopher Plimpton of
Yale. Michas took game one, 11-9, but dropped the second game
to Plimpton, 11-8. With the match tied, 1-1, Plimpton went ahead,
as he won game three, 11-4. Michas tied the match in the next
set, 11-9, but Plimpton outlasted him in the final game with an
11-9 showing.

Michas had earned a spot in the championship match by handing
Princeton's Jesus Pena a 3-0 defeat, claiming all three games by
11-4 margins.

In the third round consolation semifinals of the "B" bracket,
freshman Zeke Scherl fell in his bid to reach the finals, as he
dropped his match to Williams's Ethan Buchsbaum in three games,
12-10, 11-5, 11-2.